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The Domus Nozze D'Argento in Pompeii: Structural Diagnosis Using Geophysical Methods
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Monitoring of ancient buildings is an issue of great interest in view of a proper restoration. This paper describes the noninvasive monitoring of the Domus Nozze D'Argento in Pompeii. The Roman house, as occurred for many other buildings in Pompei, was buried in the ash from the 79 ad eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Nicola Masini +4 more
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The Pedagogical Benefits of Sensory Archaeology: A Case Study on Roman Britain
Theoretical Roman Archaeology JournalArchaeology, by its very nature, is a highly sensorial discipline. Teaching archaeology should be equally sensorially engaging. However, modern higher education prioritizes the visual and the auditory, and while handling sessions, laboratory work, and ...
Erica Rowan
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The Role of Sculpture in Communicating Archaeology in Museums [PDF]
, 2013 In this article I discuss an innovative museum strategy that aims to create a more evocative and engaging visitor experience. I argue that the inclusion of contemporary art, and specifically sculpture in exhibition design, activates visitor agency ...
Roberts, LA
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Temperate river floodplains present a significant challenge for archaeologists, as cultural and palaeoenvironmental remains are often difficult to locate but can be exceptionally well preserved, especially where groundwater levels are high. In these alluvial environments, the deposition of thick, fine‐grained sediments has potential to deeply ...
Nicholas Crabb +3 more
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Starry Messages: Searching for Signatures of Interstellar Archaeology
, 2009 Searching for signatures of cosmic-scale archaeological artifacts such as Dyson spheres or Kardashev civilizations is an interesting alternative to conventional SETI.
Carrigan Jr, Richard A.
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The emergence and development of settlement mounds, also called tells, is of major interest for the analysis of socio‐economic transformations occurring in the lower Danube plain during the East European Chalcolithic period. In this context, the multiphase chronology and structural layout of tells are highly relevant indicators, but small ...
Manuel Zolchow +11 more
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Swedish Society, Swedish Archaeology, and the Public Debate
Current Swedish Archaeology, 1995 During the 1980s Swedish archaeology expanded as concerns its financial resources and personnel involved in archaeological activities. Little archaeology is performed in Sweden today that is not explicitly or implicitly part of the state administrate ...
Stig Welinder
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Approaches to Sensory Landscape Archaeology [PDF]
, 2012 As the medium through which humans interact with the physical world, senses are crucial to explore when trying to understand the beings that embody them.
Faycurry, Jessica
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